Meditation isn’t just about sitting on a pillow in a quiet room, there are many forms of meditation that revolve around doing ordinary things in a more mindful way.  Some tradition activities are flower arranging or archery, but I also know people who meditate when they wash dishes or dust.  For me, it’s all about the jeweler’s saw.  To saw effectively, all of my concentration needs to be focused on two things: the blade and where it is going next.  I can’t look off to where I will be in a half inch, or hum along to the radio, or wonder if it’s time for lunch … the second my concentration wavers, I will hear the awful ‘ping’ of a broken blade.

Cutting out little birds. For people who wonder if I shape my animals before or after they are cut out now you know … it’s usually before.